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Franko Memorial thread!

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As most of you have noticed, Franko hasn’t posted in since March 11.
He is number one on the all time posters list averaging 12 posts a day
So we can only assume the worse I want to use this thread for us all to share his most famous quotes and post to help keep his memory alive!
Ok maybe I'm just bored
 
Ding dong the troll is dead, that Franko kid who lost his head. Ding dong the woo woo troll is dead...

In honor of Franko, let us peacefully discuss the placebo effect of religion, and how free will is evident in the fact that you can tell others they have no free will.
 
Isn’t it a fact, that your “choices” are simple an illusion like the colors red, green, and blue, when the real reality is oscillating photons traveling at the speed of light
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I'm not sure what he was on about here. But it was funny.
 
I enjoyed many of Franko's posts. He's often funny, and I hope he returns soon.


Please, don't spit on me...:D
 
the (dearly departed) Sage of Baltimore[/i] Isn’t it a fact said:
I'm not sure what he was on about here. But it was funny.
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Well, this is kind of funny, yes - and a great example of the modus operandi of His Holiness. The Sage started using that after I pointed out to him that "free will" is a real concept from a human perspective - just like the color "red".

He was never much for perspective...
 
Look, fellows, I said don't spit... yeesh. Good thing I've got my bumberchute.
 
Tell that to the Gobs of Gods guys, EP.

I always thought it was "bumbershoot", but it appears that "shute" is good as well. In keeping with the umberella as parachute image.

added - well I'll be...

Bumbershoot/Bumberchute - This is an old (well, 19th century) American word for umbrella, and comes from combining bumber (a corruption of umbre-) and -chute (from parachute).
http://www.miketodd.net/lexicon/lex_b.htm

I can almost see you as Mary Poppins. Whatcha been poppin today, anyhow?
 
Estimated Prophet said:
Look, fellows, I said don't spit... yeesh. Good thing I've got my bumberchute.
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Nothing personal EP. Merely yet another demonstration of free will in practice.
 
Let’s try to stick to all of those fond memories of are good friend Franko
and not let the thread get side tracked.

”Wonders if any one is really buying all of this crap?”
 
Baker said:
Let’s try to stick to all of those fond memories of are good friend Franko
and not let the thread get side tracked.
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Remember when Franko told us we couldn't imagine things he deemed "illogical" even when we could? e.g. "Nothing" or "Zero dimensional space"

Or, one of my favorites, the one-two punch that (1) "free will" was a modern atheistic invention despite the fact that the Catholic Saint Augustine wrote about it in circa 600 AD and (2) St. Augustine was a lying athiest because of it. And somehow, free will was still a modern atheistic invention.

They just don't make trolls like that anymore.
 
Posting on-topic... Franko is hilarious. I can see why R&P people are more or less glad he's taking a break, but he's a funny guy.

and hey, whitefork... a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down... ;)
 
My one and only run in with Franko was in the Banter section. He was ridiculing a poster on the grounds that he believed in TLOP but did not know the origin of TLOP.

It seemed to me a logical question therefore to ask Franko if he knew the origin of his God. He claimed he did. There then followed a week of squirming by Franko as I pushed him to tell us the origin of God.

He resorted to diversionary tactics, insults, name calling, straw man arguments, and downright lies. But I just kept pushing him to back up his claim. He was looking pretty silly at this point. Eventually I think he tired of the humiliation and simply disappeared off the thread. He didn't visit the Banter section much after that.

The exchange took place in De_Bunk's 'Franko and Jedi...It's Obvious' thread.
 
RonSceptic said:
My one and only run in with Franko was in the Banter section. He was ridiculing a poster on the grounds that he believed in TLOP but did not know the origin of TLOP.

It seemed to me a logical question therefore to ask Franko if he knew the origin of his God. He claimed he did. There then followed a week of squirming by Franko as I pushed him to tell us the origin of God.

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I remember that one RonNonSceptic :)

Actually, Franko does know the origin of his Goddess.
 
Upchurch said:
Or, one of my favorites, the one-two punch that (1) "free will" was a modern atheistic invention despite the fact that the Catholic Saint Augustine wrote about it in circa 600 AD and (2) St. Augustine was a lying athiest because of it. And somehow, free will was still a modern atheistic invention.
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Oh yes, that one. An absolute classic. That one finally convinced me that any attempt to debate with the Sage in a normal manner was utterly impossible and meaningless.
 
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